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FM
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Of folks,

Read today's headline by the leader of Guyana's Republican Party and you will see the blatant racism that he is speaking about. He calls on the ABC countries to address this matter before it exceeds what Burnham and Hoyte did to Indo Guyanese.

It is quite refreshing to see that the media is finally addressing this blatant racism as being practiced openly by this AFC/PNC administration.

Read the headlines of Indos being murdered as a result crime going out of control as a result of this useless administration. One Indo was burned to death as a result of what some are now calling ethnic cleansing.

In my opinion, Admin Ray who's background is PNC is openly supporting the PNC and that is his right to do so but he should not attempt to silence those who are expressing there concern at this serious problem in Guyana. If he engages as a poster, he should expect to be debated as such.

Indos suffered immensely during the 28 years of racism and economic decline in Guyana. This administration seems no different than the PNC of the past. In fact, they are repeating the same mistakes of the two PNC dictators Burnham and Hoyte. The People's Militia is one such mistake.

On the other side of the equation, Blacks claim to have suffered during the PPP era and this can be easily challenged since the country made tremendous progress under the PPP. They can holler and shout all that they want but the evidence is here that Guyana improved tremendously under the PPP.

Everyone has a right to defend their position and I challenge PNC posters to do so.

This is a political discussion forum and it is not for the faint hearted. You either put up of shut up. People have strong political opinions and they have a right to express those opinions be it PPP, AFC or PNC.

I intend to speak out against this clueless administration and their blatant racism and discrimination of Indos and the economic decline of Guyana. I also intend to speak to against crime running out of control while this administration appears clueless.

Yes, Guyana is a divided country and this administration has opened up old wounds and they now appear to be rubbing salt into those wounds. Many hoped for change but they are now scared because Guyana is becoming a dictatorship in the making, Militia and All.

Let freedom of speech prevail.

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Nehru posted:
RiffRaff posted:

Coalition will prevail....Moses & Granger will lead Guyana to promised land

Did you sign the Contract for the Brooklyn Bridge yet??  I know how happy you were when I sold it to you.  I deposited the check so all should be fine.

them coalition bais going to the mountain top,what happen they kick u off

FM

URP President accuses M&CC of discrimination

– Mayor Green refutes allegations
Leader of the United Republican Party (URP) Vishnu Bhandu is accusing the Mayor and City Council of

vishnu-bandhu

URP President Vishnu Bandhu

discrimination.
In a statement, the URP leader stated that the Mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green, “who has been trying to do a good job to clean up the messy city, has brought back the old ways of PNC dictatorship with a vengeance of racism”.


Bandhu’s allegations come in light of a lease for a piece of land from the city which has not been renewed and was reportedly given to someone else. The land is said to be located on “backroad” of Mandela Avenue and is used to park Bandhu’s construction equipment.


According to the party leader, the lease for the land will expire this year and states as an imbedded clause that there is an option of renewal. However, according to Bandhu in October 2015, he attempted to pay his yearly lease, but the city refused to accept his money, citing they would make contact with him at a later date.
He is claiming that now, three months after not hearing from the city, he has learnt that the land was being

Mayor Hamilton Green

Mayor Hamilton Green

leased to his neighbour, who had always wanted the piece of land.
The URP president stated that he was never informed by the city that his lease would not be renewed.
Bandhu further stated: “This piece of land was a swamp that I developed and now it is given to a party supporter. No APNU or even PPP supporter developed it. It probably would have remained a swamp had I not developed it”.
Bandhu revealed that he has since made contact with Mayor Hamilton Green to enquire about the reason for him losing his lease and he was told that he had not paid his lease rental, so the land was taken away.


“I explained to him that I went to pay the lease rent and that his office refused to accept my payment,” Bandhu said and was told by the Mayor that an investigation into the matter will be launched.
The party leader further alleged: “I believe that because I am not aligned with the government and I am with an opposition party (URP) that has been critical of the policies of this government and that I am Indian are the reasons for taking away the lease from me.”


However, Mayor Green on Sunday during a telephone interview told Guyana Times that Bandhu’s allegations of discrimination from him and the council is “complete absurdity”. The mayor stated that he had indeed told the party leader that an investigation into the matter would be launched as he was unaware about how the ‘mix-up’ occurred. Green added that he is also very disappointed in the accusations made by Bandhu as he had always considered him a friend.


The Mayor further stated, ‘when there is no case, persons cling to the idea of racism which I believe is very sad, and needs immediate changing.”He noted that the investigation is still ongoing into the ‘mix-up’.

(jpinder@guyanatimesgy.com)

Django

Django, with all due respect, you deserve GNI's dunce hat:


asj
ASJMODERATOR
3 HOURS AGO
Victim of racial discrimination
January 4, 2016 By GuyanaTimes
Dear Editor,

The United Republican Party, formed in 1985 when the Guyanese people called upon us in North America to help bring democracy to Guyana, feels there is racism against Indians and Amerindians in Guyana.

Today the APNU-AFC coalition government is showing is true colours after breaking its campaign promise of no political and racial victimisation. People trusted this coalition for its word, but it has broken almost all of its promises. Indians and Amerindians are being fired from their jobs on account of their race. They are also having their properties confiscated and are bullied by supporters of the ruling dispensation.

As leader of the URP, I have been victimised as a person. I note that the mayor of Georgetown, Hamilton Green who has been trying to do a good job to clean up the messy city, has brought back the old ways of PNC dictatorship with a vengeance of racism. The city had leased a piece of land to me on back road on Mandela Ave in Georgetown to park my construction equipment. The lease expires in 2016 with an option of renewal as stated in the contract.

I attempted last October to pay my yearly lease (renewal) and the city refused to accept the rental money, saying they would get back to me. Some three months later, I have not heard from the city. But lo and behold, I have since learned from my neighbour (who is black and who wanted the land while it was leased to me) mocking me that he has gotten the lease for the land even before the lease was up or before I ended the arrangement with the city.

I should note that my machines were still on the leased land, which I spent millions of dollars to upgrade and develop to make fit for use. The city has not even had the decency to inform me that my lease will not be renewed or that it was given to someone else of the same ethnicity of the government. This piece of land was a swamp that I developed and now it is given to a party (ethnic) supporter. It was a useless piece of land that I developed.

No APNU or even PPP supporter developed it. It probably would have remained a swamp had I not developed it. I phoned the Mayor, and asked him what happened to my lease. His response was I had not paid my lease rental. I explained to him that I went to pay the lease rent and that his office refused to accept my payment. He promised to call me after an investigation. I am still waiting to hear from him.

He has refused to take my calls, a complete opposition when his party was not controlling the central government. I believe that because I am not aligned with the government and I am with an opposition party (URP) that has been critical of the policies of this government and that I am Indian are the reasons for taking away the lease from me.

I am calling on the governments of US, Canada, UK and India and other countries to take note of what is happening in Guyana. There is a repeat of racism that took place between 1965 and 1992 when the ABC countries closed their eyes to rampant racism.

History is repeating itself. APNU is PNC under a different guise; AFC is unwittingly playing the role of UF to get back at PPP. But it is just a matter of time before it is booted out of the government. All the pre-election predictions regarding APNU/AFC have come to pass. The country has been deceived with exchange rather than real change. Unless people speak up against racism now, we will be victims for 28 years as happened under the PNC. So far, everything is repeating itself exactly like what happened during the early 1960s.

 

Yours truly,

Vishnu Bandhu

President, URP

 

FM
Django posted:

Oii Yugi you said head line news,damn since when letter writer column is headline news.

With All due respect,

Your question was : "Where is the call to the ABC countries by URP leader,can you point it out?"

You are too dunce to recognize that those are the exact words of the leader of the Republican Party exposing AFC/PNC racism and he appeals to the ABC countries to intervene.

Next time, Think carefully before asking me a question otherwise you will end up making a complete fool of yourself.

 

FM
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If APNU/AFC discriminate against Indians, and we have seen no proof that they have, then they are not any better than the PPP which discriminated against blacks.

In fact the PPP deliberately hired Indians as contractors, to allow outrageous salaries to be paid, and to undermine the PSU.  They were warned that should a gov't change, these contractors would not have the protections enjoyed by civil servants.

So those who cry because their plans to create New India have flopped, continue to do so, while a LAUGH at you!

FM
yuji22 posted:
Django posted:

Oii Yugi you said head line news,damn since when letter writer column is headline news.

With All due respect,

Your question was : "Where is the call to the ABC countries by URP leader,can you point it out?"

You are too dunce to recognize that those are the exact words of the leader of the Republican Party exposing AFC/PNC racism and he appeals to the ABC countries to intervene.

Next time, Think carefully before asking me a question otherwise you will end up making a complete fool of yourself.

 

Bhai..you like to wiggle out when you are cornered,what's up with the condescending behavior.

Django
Django posted:
yuji22 posted:
Django posted:

Oii Yugi you said head line news,damn since when letter writer column is headline news.

With All due respect,

Your question was : "Where is the call to the ABC countries by URP leader,can you point it out?"

You are too dunce to recognize that those are the exact words of the leader of the Republican Party exposing AFC/PNC racism and he appeals to the ABC countries to intervene.

Next time, Think carefully before asking me a question otherwise you will end up making a complete fool of yourself.

 

Bhai..you like to wiggle out when you are cornered,what's up with the condescending behavior.

It's called bein a worm.

cain

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